List of awards and nominations received by Hugh Grant
Hugh Grant's acting career has spanned over two decades. Besides gaining immense fame and commercial success, Grant has been bestowed with various awards and honours worldwide. He is known for giving witty and irreverent acceptance speeches. His accolades include, but are not limited to, the following:
In 2005, Grant became one of the first 100 stars honoured at the Avenue of Stars in central London. His name is represented by a silver star set into the pavement outside St Paul's Church, known as the Actors' church, in Covent Garden Piazza.[1]
Grant was awarded Star of the Year Award at the ShowEast Convention on 11 October 2002. Presenting the award, Sandra Bullock revealed that "on a set of hundreds of people, he knew everybody’s name."[2] Dan Fellman, Warner Bros.'s president of distribution, said:
It's a great honor to have the industry pay tribute to Hugh Grant for the sheer enjoyment and delight he has brought to moviegoers worldwide during his most extraordinary career.[3]
Sandra Bullock was once again chosen to present Grant with the prestigious Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence in Film. The honour was bestowed on 8 November 2003 by BAFTA/LA. Grant received the award saying that it was "very very nice and unusual for me, I don't really get many prizes and when I do I'm cockahoop."[4] BAFTA/LA chairman, Gary Dartnall, said Grant was chosen because:
His talent and keen intelligence have distinguished him as one of the best and brightest in contemporary cinema.[5]
In 2002, Grant was declared one of the GQ Men of the Year. He was featured on the magazine's November cover with Denzel Washington and Ralph Lauren. Grant was honoured as Man of the Year in comedy for his performance in About a Boy, according to the magazine, because:
In the hands of a lesser actor, the redemption of said cad - an indolent snake who preys on single mothers - would have been a mechanical affair. Instead, About a Boy was the year's great surprise, due in part to Hugh Grant's performance - probably the finest of his career.[6]
In 1995, after winning his Golden Globe award for Best Actor in a motion picture Comedy, according to The New York Times, Grant "made a gentle mockery of all the modest thank-you speeches at such events" and "brought down the house."[7]
With mock gratitude, Grant said: "It's tragic how much I'm enjoying getting this. It's heaven. Right up my alley. I can't tell the Foreign Press Association how much I admire them." Referring to his agent in London, who got him the role in Four Weddings and a Funeral, he deadpanned: "He's extremely small and extremely vicious."[7]
After the success of Four Weddings and a Funeral in 1994, Grant's wax sculpture was featured at Madame Tussauds in London. Wax figures of him are also at display in the Glamor Hall of Madame Tussauds Hong Kong, the Madame Tussauds Interactive Wax Museum in New York's Times Square, with a third one in Shanghai.
Awards[8]
| Year | Work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Maurice | Venice Film Festival: Volpi Cup for Best Actor | Won |
| 1995 | Four Weddings and a Funeral | British Academy Film Awards 1994: Best Actor in a Leading Role | Won |
| Golden Globe Award: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical Or Comedy | Won | ||
| Evening Standard British Film Awards: Peter Sellers Award for Comedy | Won | ||
| London Critics Circle Film Awards 1994: Special Achievement Award | Won | ||
| MTV Movie Awards: Best Breakthrough Performance | Nominated | ||
| David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actor | Nominated | ||
| Four Weddings and a Funeral and Sirens | Chicago Film Critics Awards 1994: Most Promising Newcomer | Won | |
| Sense and Sensibility | Screen Actors Guild Award: Best Cast | Nominated | |
| 1999 | Notting Hill | Kids' Choice Awards: Favorite Movie Couple: Blimp Award (shared with Julia Roberts) | Nominated |
| 2000 | Golden Globe Award: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical Or Comedy | Nominated | |
| Blockbuster Entertainment Award: Favorite Actor - Comedy/Romance | Nominated | ||
| 5th Empire Awards: Best British Actor | Won | ||
| Csapnivalo Awards for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Tied with Keanu Reeves) | Won | ||
| 2001 | Bridget Jones's Diary | European Film Awards: Jameson People's Choice Award for Best European Actor | Nominated |
| Teen Choice Awards: Choice Movie: Chemistry (shared with Renée Zellweger) | Nominated | ||
| 2002 | Evening Standard British Film Awards: Peter Sellers Award for Comedy | Won | |
| 7th Empire Awards: Best British Actor | Nominated | ||
| Satellite Awards: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role, Comedy or Musical | Nominated | ||
| 2003 | About a Boy | London Critics Circle Film Awards 2002: ALFS Award for British Actor of the Year | Won |
| 8th Empire Awards: Best British Actor | Won | ||
| Golden Camera (Goldene Kamera) Awards: Best International Actor | Won | ||
| Golden Globe Award: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical Or Comedy | Nominated | ||
| Satellite Awards: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical | Nominated | ||
| Chicago Film Critics Awards 2002: Best Actor | Nominated | ||
| GQ Men of the Year Awards: Film Actor in a Comedy | Won | ||
| 2004 | Love Actually | European Film Awards: Jameson People's Choice Award for Best European Actor | Nominated |
| Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards for Best Ensemble Acting | Nominated | ||
| 2007 | Music and Lyrics (2007) | Teen Choice Awards: Choice Movie: Liplock (shared with Drew Barrymore) | Nominated |
Other Achievements
| Year | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Taormina BNL FilmFest: Taormina Arte Diamond Award - Cinematic Excellence | Won |
| VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards: Leading Man Award | Won | |
| 2003 | BAFTA/LA Britannia Awards: The Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award - Excellence in Film | Won |
| 2006 | César Awards: Honorary César - Lifetime Achievement | Won |
| 2016 | British Film Institute Fellowship | Won |
References
- ↑ "Stars light up UK's Walk of Fame". BBC. 2005-09-19. Retrieved 2007-04-26.
- ↑ "Grant Granted ShowEast Award". In Focus. December 2002. Retrieved 2007-09-22.
- ↑ Diorio, Carl (2002-09-22). "ShowEast greets Grant". Variety. Retrieved 2007-04-26.
- ↑ "Actor Grant handed Kubrick award". BBC. 2003-11-09. Retrieved 2007-04-26.
- ↑ Lyster, Lauren (2003-09-04). "Grant BAFTA/L.A.'s pick for Kubrick nod". Variety. Retrieved 2007-04-26.
- ↑ "Hugh Grant Film Actor, Comedy". GQ. November 2002. p. 325.
- 1 2 Weinraub, Bernard (1995-01-23). "In Hollywood, a Party Is a Party, And an Awards Show Is Even Better". The New York Times. p. 11. Retrieved 2007-10-01.
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000424/awards?ref_=nm_awd
| Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Robin Williams for Mrs. Doubtfire |
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy 1995 for Four Weddings and a Funeral |
Succeeded by John Travolta for Get Shorty |
| Preceded by Anthony Hopkins for Shadowlands (film) |
BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role 1994 for Four Weddings and a Funeral |
Succeeded by Nigel Hawthorne for The Madness of King George |